I don’t remember last time I tried a face cream. It was long time a go, when I was younger and more naïve. Currently, I own and occasionally use precisely 2 skincare products: lip balm, and hand cream. I don’t use anything special to wash my face either. I just use whatever is at hand: either a shampoo, or shower gel, or hand soap. It seems funny to me how some people would hope that a cream would make their face firmer. Or even funnier: some people would put plaster or cream on their bellies and hope that it would relieve them of the fat. In my personal experience the only things that made any difference to the appearance of my face are food, stress, and facercise. The last one made the most noticeable impact for me.
It is actually amazing how many people have heard of bodybuilding, but never considered facebuilding (even now, as I write this, the app highlights facebuilding as misspelled, but not bodybuilding), as if the face is made of different material and not out of muscles like the rest of the body. Whereas, in fact, facebuilding is much more rewarding than bodybuilding. The smaller the muscles, the faster the results. Most people I know, who practise it, say that they saw good results with in up to 2 weeks. And it is not just about firmness of the muscles. Blood flow from exercises delivers more collagen and other nutrients to the skin as well.
I, personally, have already tried a number of books and videos by Barbara Currie, Tessa Thomas, Juliette Kando, and Carole Maggio. They are all good in many ways. Currently, I am using one of Carole Maggio’s videos. I think that her exercises give me the best impact for my neck and under chin area. I feel that front of the neck is my problem area. I know this makes me sound quite vain about my appearance, but I thought I would share my experience anyway. And may be it would help someone, who still thinks there is a miracle pill, or cream, or whatever. Nope, this is meritocracy in action. It doesn’t meter how much money you spend, it is about how much work you put in.
